The Employee Network, established in August 1998 by Arizona native Steve Kogan, was a 2 a.m. brainstorm that has built the 20 year old company that exists today. His vision was to develop a place where trusted merchant partners could advertise discounts to the corporate employees in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.

The Employee Network member base started with one company’s 9,000 employees, who benefited by having one clear concise place to find ALL of their available employee discounts. The discounts that are offered to Employee Network Members are managed on a daily basis by The Employee Network staff rather than the corporations.

Steve recalls, “In August 1998 we started with just 9,000 employee members from one major corporation and today our member base is over 800,000 from more than 350 of the largest corporations and government agencies across the nation.”

With an experienced staff, The Employee Network continues to bring in quality vendors who are happy to offer a discount to our exclusive membership program.

Tena always thought the only way to get into the workplace after school was to market herself, and what better way than to be in business for herself and pursue an industry she enjoyed.

She started out in the fitness industry and gradually moved into nutrition while all the time finding gratification in helping others meet their goals. In 1983, she went into Promotional Advertising at ground level not knowing anything about the industry. Eventually, Tena moved up in the industry – starting in order entry, accounting, sales and becoming an owner in 1993. Through those ten years, she learned how important quality, price and integrity really means to her customers. The Employee Network became a natural progression from advertising – enabling her to utilize her strong beliefs in great customer care and assisting others with their travel/various other employee discount needs.

Tena says, “It is very rewarding to have customers with such sincerity thanking you for saving them time and money.”

Olivia Blizzard was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated early from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Communications and a focus on digital media. During her time as an ASU Sun Devil she studied abroad in Paris, France where she interned with the digital marketing agency, COMSphere. She also worked with the New England Journal of Medicine on various social media campaigns. These opportunities have fine tuned Olivia’s skills to the makings of a social media guru. She also enjoys giving back as she has volunteered with Beacon Hospice and Highland City Striders and continues to serve the community. You can often find Olivia glued to her keyboard or doing headstands on a yoga mat as she is an avid writer and dedicated yogi.